Customs officers seize 36 pounds of drugs

CREATED Sep. 29, 2011

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Web Producer: Brian Pryor

SAN LUIS, Ariz. (KGUN9-TV) - Officers with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized 36 pounds of hard narcotics and arrested the 44 year-old Mexican national driver at the San Luis Port of Entry.

Officers made the bust on Tuesday when the man tried to enter the United States. A canine alerted to the vehicle and after an inspection they located 16 packages of cocaine with an estimated street value of $362,000.

Authorities arrested the man, impounded the drugs, and seized the vehicle.